Thread: pick up, put away, persist with and think of
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Old 28-Apr-2008, 16:14
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Default Re: pick up, put away, persist with and think of
Note that this interchangeability does not apply in:

think of : have a particular opinion of : "I think of him as a friend."
"She does not think highly of modern art."

Note that 'think about' is more 'casual' than 'think of' which is a little more formal, and more 'poetic':

I was just thinking about you yesterday and wondering how you were going!
Fiddle-de-dee! I'll think about that tomorrow.

I was thinking of you yesterday in your time of grief. I'm so sorry I was unable to attend the funeral service.
Scarlett, I was thinking of you yesterday and hoping that your wedding would be just as beautiful.
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